ALFA SPA UK LTD

🌳Matureactive
07873009 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees400400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-09-01
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    PRONINA, Larisa appointed
    director
  18. 2011-12-07
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    PRONINA, Larisa resigned
    director
  19. 2011-12-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ALFA SPA UK LTD
  20. 2011-12-06
    ➕
    PRONIN, Andrey appointed
    director
  21. 2011-12-06
    ➕
    PRONINA, Larisa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrey Pronin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Larisa Pronina
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC14190 — SIC 14190

Registered office

3 Kings Meadow Osney Mead
Ferry Hinksey Road
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX2 0DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PRONIN, Andrey→
director · ~37y · appointed 2011-12-06
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Active
PRONINA, Larisa→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-09-01
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Active
PRONINA, Larisa→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-12-06 · resigned 2011-12-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26